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Together with The Brattle Group, the London Court of International Arbitration has published its second report on the duration and costs of its administered arbitrations, revealing that the time and cost of arbitrations are in large part outside institutions’ control.

The second half of CDR’s Autumn Arbitration Symposium provided delegates with an insider view of new expedited rules, the recovery of costs in third-party funding, lessons on quantum and a closing address that set the scene for post-Brexit arbitration.

In the second part of our feature on Brexit and civil justice, CDR speaks to lawyers from Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Jenner & Block and Covington & Burling on the government’s plans for post-Brexit enforcement and dispute resolution.

The UK government has published two important papers on Brexit justice issues, including one on enforcement and civil justice coordination. In the first of a two-part feature, CDR looks at the proposals for the latter.

Following the departure of a five-partner government investigations and enforcement team from Ropes & Gray to Kirkland & Ellis this month, sanctions lawyer Michael Casey has followed suit, gaining a promotion in the process.

The UK Serious Fraud Office’s deferred prosecution agreement reached with British engineering firm Rolls-Royce was an unparalleled success for the prosecutor. Jeffrey Davidson of Honeycomb Forensic Accounting highlights key features of the investigation and the DPA’s wider significance.

Big Four accountancy firm KPMG has agreed to pay more than USD 6.2 million to settle charges brought by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, while PWC has been hit with another GBP 5 million fine by the United Kingdom’s Financial Reporting Council.

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The second half of CDR’s Autumn Arbitration Symposium provided delegates with an insider view of new expedited rules, the recovery of costs in third-party funding, lessons on quantum and a closing address that set the scene for post-Brexit arbitration.